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Match Report: Lady Luck Shines On Lacklustre Spurs

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Match Report: Lady Luck Shines On Lacklustre Spurs There is a familiarity to this Tottenham side. After going the whole of last season without picking up a single penalty and relying on the wondergoals of Gareth Bale in tricky games where creative inspiration was lacking, this season Spurs have now been awarded 3 spot-kicks, each of which has won th...

Match Report: Sandro's Midfield Display Crucial In Win Over Aston Villa

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Match Report: Sandro's Midfield Display Crucial In Win Over Aston Villa In a turgid opening 45 minutes at a rain drenched Villa Park, much of the focus was on the ensuing midfield battle between Fabian Delph and Sandro. The former has been impressive for Aston Villa this season and, it can be argued, is deserving of a place in the England squad, while the latter was dra...

WhoScored Tipster: Derby Duels Among Weekend Betting Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: Derby Duels Among Weekend Betting Tips Home comforts and fierce rivalries are the theme of the weekend. Many of the big clubs face favourable opponents ahead of their Champions League commitments, but Madrid, Turin and London host tense derby clashes with real betting value.LIKELY BETSMANCHESTER UNITED vs WBA: MANCHESTER UNITED -1.5 @1.9...

Team Focus: Arsenal Win Midfield Battle in North London Derby

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Team Focus: Arsenal Win Midfield Battle in North London Derby The story of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur this season so far has been all about the respective central midfields. Tottenham have been powerful but not especially creative, while Arsenal had shown signs of an all too familiar flimsiness. On Sunday, when the sides met at the Emirates, though, there w...

WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby

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WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby We all missed the Premier League over the summer. The unrelenting reel of transfer gossip became rather tiresome without actual football to keep us sane and now with the season up and running we are getting used to a regular stream of matches once again. It's fair to say, though, that the 'Super Sun...

Team Focus: Solid Midfield the Base for Improvement at Tottenham

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Team Focus: Solid Midfield the Base for Improvement at Tottenham There is a danger, amid the hoohah over Gareth Bale’s probable departure from Tottenham, that the excellent business they have done this summer is overlooked. On Sunday, as they produced a competent if not especially thrilling 1-0 victory over Swansea City, their startingline-up included four ...

Player Focus: Why Erik Lamela Or Willian Would Be A Good Signing For Spurs

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Player Focus: Why Erik Lamela Or Willian Would Be A Good Signing For Spurs The difference between Harry Redknapp’s signings during his time asTottenham Hotspurmanager and those of André Villas-Boas is vast. Where the former brought in Scott Parker, the latter acquired Etienne Capoue. While Redknapp signed Peter Crouch, Villas-Boas convinced chairman Daniel Lev...

Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 9 - Swansea and Tottenham

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 9 - Swansea and Tottenham Swansea continue to impress in the top flight since their promotion only two years ago and with their success, the reputation of manager Michael Laudrup grows more and more. Having followed up an 11th placed finish in their debut season in the Premier League with 9th and a victorious Capital One Cup...

Team Focus: Where Would Gareth Bale Fit In Best At Manchester United?

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Team Focus: Where Would Gareth Bale Fit In Best At Manchester United? Gareth Bale: the name on everyone’s lips at the moment. Will he stay at Tottenham Hotspur? Will Real Madrid land their supposed top target this summer? Will Manchester United swoop for the Welshman between now and the close of the transfer window? Regardless of head coach Andre Villas-Boas con...

Team Focus: Where Do Spurs Need To Improve This Summer?

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Team Focus: Where Do Spurs Need To Improve This Summer? When Gareth Bale netted his 21stleague goal of the 2012/13 season in the final day 1-0 win over Sunderland back in May, it gave Tottenham Hotspur a slither of hope that a Champions League place could be secured. Alas, Laurent Koscielny’s goal in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Newcastle United sa...